Nielsene Olsen Kreutzbach Born: January 20, 1821; Fredricks, Denmark Married: Christian Hans Monson Died: April 17, 1892; Whitney, Franklin, Idaho Immigration Date:

Nielsene Olsen Kruetzbach

Nielsene Olsen Kruetzbach was born Jan. 2, 1821, in Frederiks, Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the daughter of Waldemar Kruetzbach and Christiane Marzarethe Olsen. She was christened on Jan. 20, 1821.

At the age of 22, she married Christian Hans Lund on Oct. 6, 1843. Their first child, Hans Peter Christian Nicholais Lund was born Dec. 31, 1845, in Helligaand, Copenhagen, Denmark. Not quite one year later, Hans died on C. 25, 1846. Their second child, Hans Christian Lund was born Dec. 11, 1847, in Holmens, Copenhagen, Denmark. Then on May 19, 1 850, a third son was born. He was named Oluf Ferdinand Thorvald Lund. Nearly a year later on April 23, 1851, Oluf died. A daughter was born on June 16, 1854. She was named Nielsene Wilhelmine Lund. She was born in Budolfi, Aalborg, Denmark.

On July 4, 1855, at the age of thirty-four, Nielsene was baptized. Early missionaries in Denmark found a great deal of religious unrest. The work in Denmark was more profitable than in other Scandinavian countries. Denmark had a free constitution and the missionaries found much success in Copenhagen, South Sealand and North Jutland. The first Danish immigrants left Denmark in 1852. The ticket to America was $35-40. The average Danish income was 100 kroner or about thirty-five dollars. Many Danish saints used the Perpetual Emigrating Fund. They left the port of Copenhagen on chartered steamers to Liverpool, England. Then sailed to America where they took a train from the East coast to Council Bluffs, Iowa and then became part of a wagon train 01' handcart company to Salt Lake City.

The Lunds emigrated to the United States. They were part of the Hodgett wagon train. This wagon train was with the Martin and Willie handcart companies and suffered many hardships along with them. The record lists Nielsene and her children, Hans and Wilhelmine, separately from Christian Lund. Evidently they were separated by this time.

After arriving in Utah, Nielsene lived in Lehi, Utah and ran a boarding house. This is where she met Christian Hans Monson. They married on June 29, 1858; she was sixteen years older than her husband.

On May 22, 1860, Nielsene's fifth child was born. He was named Christian Monson. According to Christian's history, they lived in Lehi, then moved to Logan, Utah and finally settled in Richmond, Utah.

On April 26, 1861, Nielsene and Christian Hans were sealed in the President's Office. Christian Hans was also sealed to his second wife, Anna Peterson, at this time.

The next year, another son was born. Hyrum Monson was born on March 22, 1862. He was born in Lehi according to records, but there is a burial marker for him in the Richmond Cemetery along with other children of Christian Hans that died in infancy. Hyrum died one year later on Mar. 22, 1863.

Sometime during the next years, Nielsene and Christian Hans separated. Nielsene and her son, Christian lived in Weston, Idaho and later moved to Franklin, Idaho. Christian helped to provide for his mother.

On March 13, 1879, tragedy struck again. Nielsene's daughter, Wilhelmine, died. She was married, but no children are recorded. She was twenty-five years old.

In 1881, Christian married Lovina Henson in Logan, Utah. In Lovina's history she mentions walking with Grandmother Monson and her little boy, Alfred, to town.

At the age of 71, Nielsene died on April 17, 1892, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho. She was buried in the Whitney Cemetery.

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